ALB and cancer: The ratios of LysoPS/ALB were 0.0097 ± 0.0107 μM/g/dl in cirrhosis versus 0.0591 ± 0.199 μM/g/dl in cancer (P = 0.001) and those of LysoPG/ALB were 0.061 ± 0.082 μM/g/dl in cirrhosis versus 0.115 ± 0.459 μM/g/dl in cancer (P = 0.027), while the LysoPA level was significantly higher in the ascites caused by cirrhosis [4.17 ± 2.88 μM/g/dl in cirrhosis vs. 2.37 ± 3.97 μM/g/dl in cancer (P < 0.001)] (Fig. 1G–I, supplemental Figure S1).